Forty-two Harriers took to the streets of Washington Heights on Sunday, March 6 for the first in-person NYRR Washington Heights Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks 5K in two years. Unlike 2020’s race which had frigid temps in the 20s, Sunday’s weather was mild and slightly damp. Fortunately, the rain didn’t stop the Harriers from having great races, including a few course records and PRs. Michelle H, Amrita Ramamurthy, Cynthia Van, Susannah Davies, and Zöe Costanzo scored points for the women’s team, with Carl Daucher, Scott Bartucca, Myles Fennon, Alan Yorke, and Luke Kennedy scoring for the ..read more

     Fifty-three Harriers tackled the 50th anniversary of the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 7. Sunny skies, temps in the upper 40s, and about half the usual field size made for near-perfect racing conditions. Thomas Kennedy was the first Harrier across the finish line in a blazing 2:33:09 (and 54th place overall), with Zack Pollock and Justin Perkins coming in as 2nd and 3rd Harrier men. Amrita Ramamurthy, Cynthia Van, and Stephanie Hodge were the top Harrier women. Our Masters 40+ women placed 6th and Masters 40+ men placed 8th. Additionally, Stephanie Hodge ..read more

  Twenty-one Harriers lined up at the start of this year’s Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K. It was a chilly, sunny, and exciting morning as runners prepared to race the first Dash in two years.    The Harrier men’s team placed 4th, with Lee Sossen, Charlie Pearlman, Ryan Langdale, Luke Kennedy, and Stephen McCracken scoring. On the women’s side, the team placed 5th, with Laura Kelly, Maddie Rizzo, Jess Lee, Susan Bayat, and Helen Charlton scoring. The race was a mix of runners racing at full effort, and those such as Harriers Hanon Jhung and Matt Coneybeare, who used the race ..read more

  Sunny and Donna Andy Gerard, Sandro, Susan, Eduardo Tristan September 12, 2021 marked the return of the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile, the fastest points race of the year. Thirty-three Harriers raced the completely straight, mostly flat 20-block stretch in several different age group heats. Scott Bartucca was the first Harrier across the finish in 4:51, with Erik Shewan (5:04), Hanon Jhung (5:07), Myles Fennon (5:08), and Ryan Langdale (5:09) rounding out the top 5 men. The Harriers placed 4th in the men’s 40+ and 50+ divisions. Amrita Ramamurthy was the tean’s first woman in 5:40. C ..read more

Our special preview of the 2021 TCS New York City Marathon wraps up with the final installment of our “Meet the Marathoners” series. Over 60 New York Harriers are signed up for the race. Read below on how some of them are training and preparing for the big day — and how they plan to celebrate crossing one of the world’s most iconic finish lines! MATT CONEYBEARE Matt Coneybeare joined the Harriers just a handful of months before the pandemic shut down in-person workouts. But this experienced masters runner isn’t new to long distance running -- clocking in with 16 marathons, including six New Yo ..read more

Our special preview of the 2021 TCS New York City Marathon kicks off with our “Meet the Marathoners” series. Over 60 New York Harriers are signed up for the race. Read below on how some of them are training and preparing for the big day — and how they plan to celebrate crossing one of the world’s most iconic finish lines! STEVEN JOSEPH Back in 1988, Steven lost 85 pounds in five months on his way to running a marathon. Since then, he’s completed 45 marathons, with a 3:17 PR from the 2011 New York City race. This year will be his 17th time lining up at the iconic start in Staten Island and this ..read more

 Our special preview of the 2021 TCS New York City Marathon kicks off with our “Meet the Marathoners” series. Over 60 New York Harriers are signed up for the race. Read below on how some of them are training and preparing for the big day — and how they plan to celebrate crossing one of the world’s most iconic finish lines! DIANE KENNA When Diane crosses the finish line in Central Park, she will be marking off a pretty major milestone in her running career: her 29th New York City Marathon and 70th marathon overall. “I am lucky enough to have run a marathon on every continent,” she says.&nb ..read more

  The New York Harriers dominating at this year’s second team points race: the NYRR Harlem 5K Run Honoring Mayor David Dinkins. (In previous years, the race honored and was named for former Manhattan borough president Percy Sutton.) Much like the Retro 4-Miler a week earlier, the Harlem 5K fell on a hot and sticky morning. A total of 34 Harriers raced through the streets of West Harlem on Saturday, August 14, most of the route heading up and down a long stretch of St. Nicholas Avenue. The course has some rolling hills, the steepest (and most infamous) of which heads up 141st Street. Runne ..read more

  The Harriers were more than ready to toe the line at the NYRR Retro 4-Miler, the first club points race since the Washington Heights 5K way back in March 2020. The team had a solid turnout: 35 Harriers took to the inner Central Park loop on a hot and sticky Saturday morning, in addition to some four-legged spectators. William Garrity finished in 26:40, technically a PR: “I have never run a 4 miler before (outside of a family 4 on the 4th when I was 11),” he says. His last race was a marathon, so adjusting his pace for a 4-mile race “took some getting used to.” William is “thrilled” a ..read more

  Every year, as the team gears up for our spring races, the Harriers tackle a special and challenging workout: Canovas. Harriers Head Coach Scott Bartucca carefully structures training with Canovas as one of the peak workouts of the cycle. Named for Italian athletics coach Renato Canova, the workout is meant to get runners used to holding slightly faster paces for longer distances. It teaches endurance, pace and patience. Many Harries use this run to test their speed and gauge their fitness ahead of their big season goals, so runners showed up tonight ready to work. In the early evening ..read more